Kind-hearted Ayrshire residents emptied their cupboards to fill bags for a food bank.
People in Prestwick came together to spread festive joy during December with Santa helping out to collect donations.
The event, organised solely by community volunteers, toured the streets of Marchburn and other areas of the seaside town to sprinkle some Christmas magic.
For the second year running, Santa – played by Jock Mackie – headed out in a decorative lit-up transit van handing out presents and gathering donations.
And locals dug deep for South Ayrshire Foodbank with the charity receiving bags packed full of essential food items and toiletries to go to the most vulnerable.
Donations of cash were also pledged from residents with money being raised at the funeral of the late Glenburn Miners Welfare great Ricky Bicker.
Peter Raw, one of the lead organisers, supplied his own van for the festivities on Sunday, December 12.
The 35-year-old stepdad-of-two told Ayrshire Live: “We started this last year after our Halloween event for kids got cancelled.
“We wanted to try and bring some festive cheer again to Marchburn and Prestwick. When I was younger it used to happen all the time.
“Prestwick had a bit of a bung deal this year with their Christmas market being cancelled. If it wasn’t for us going round, there wouldn’t be much to shout about.
“Jock put on the big red suit again and he got right into the role.
“It makes it all worth it seeing the smiles on the kids faces. We made sure every child got a gift.”
Prestwick councillor Hugh Hunter also took the streets and walked alongside the van to bring festive cheer to residents.
The former Tory politician, now sitting as an independent, was praised by organisers.
Peter said: “Hugh approached us to get involved. He must have walked miles on the night so credit where it’s due. It was fantastic to see him out there.”
By the end of the event, the van was packed out with donations for South Ayrshire Foodbank.
And Peter says the volunteers at the food bank facility were thrilled with the huge haul.
He added: “When we pulled in to drop the donations off they were over the moon. The van was full and they told us how much it was going to help people in need.
“We can’t thank everyone enough but especially Cyvonne Bradley, Jock Mackie, Alexander McDonald and my mum Marilyn Raw. We hope to be even bigger next year.”
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